Universities plan for students' return – but will US campus life ever be the same?

Experts say coronavirus outbreaks are almost inevitable given the close-knit nature of college life, and many social events might not return

When Nicole Spriggs-Moye of Washington DC imagined what her first year in college at Louisiana State University would look like, she imagined meeting new people and exploring new places. She envisioned bonding with her new roommate and joining the Black Student Union and student radio station. She planned to find mentors in her professors, who would teach her mass communication and pre-law.

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A lot of us feel displaced right now being at home and not having our friends, peers and professors close with us

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